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Greek & Latin Roots

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Review common Greek and Latin roots, prefixes, and suffixes to decode word meanings and build vocabulary. Built for Grades 6-9. 25 ready-to-play clues, no prep needed. This is a Grades 6–9 English / ELA review game in a Jeopardy-style format: a teacher puts the board on one screen, teams pick clues by point value, and the class answers out loud — no student devices or accounts needed. Categories: Greek Roots, Latin Roots, Common Prefixes, Common Suffixes, Build a Word.

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  • Greek Roots

    What does the Greek root bio mean?

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    life

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  • Latin Roots

    What does the Latin root aqua mean?

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    water

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  • Common Prefixes

    What does the prefix un- mean?

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    not

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  • Common Suffixes

    What does the suffix -ful mean?

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    full of

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  • Build a Word

    Which word from photo + graph names a picture?

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    photograph

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Greek Roots

$100 — What does the Greek root bio mean?
life
$200 — What does the Greek root geo mean?
earth
$300 — What does the Greek root photo mean?
light
$400 — What does the Greek root chron mean?
time
$500 — What does the Greek root morph mean?
shape

Latin Roots

$100 — What does the Latin root aqua mean?
water
$200 — What does the Latin root ped mean?
foot
$300 — What does the Latin root port mean?
carry
$400 — What does the Latin root dict mean?
speak
$500 — What does the Latin root cred mean?
believe

Common Prefixes

$100 — What does the prefix un- mean?
not
$200 — What does the prefix re- mean?
again
$300 — What does the prefix pre- mean?
before
$400 — Which prefix means across or through?
trans-
$500 — Which prefix means between or among?
inter-

Common Suffixes

$100 — What does the suffix -ful mean?
full of
$200 — What does the suffix -less mean?
without
$300 — What does the suffix -ment mean?
the act of
$400 — What does the suffix -ology mean?
study of
$500 — What does the suffix -phobia mean?
fear of

Build a Word

$100 — Which word from photo + graph names a picture?
photograph
$200 — Which word from tele + scope means a distant-seeing device?
telescope
$300 — Which word from port + able means able to be carried?
portable
$400 — Which word from struct + ion means the act of building?
construction
$500 — Which word from chrono + logy means study of time order?
chronology

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